Archery Rounds and Tournaments
WAA 600 shoots
The WAA 600 shoots are a great way for new and experienced archers to challenge themselves, and learn about tournament scoring and procedures in a friendly low-stress environment.
Each archer elects a target size and distance from those offered below.
You will shoot 15 ends, of 6 arrows each (90 arrows in total), and your aim is to get a score of 600 or better. You are not competing against anyone, just testing how well you can shoot on the day. There are usually two sighting-ends to begin.
The first time you make the 600 score, you will receive a coloured ribbon, a WAA badge, and a booklet to keep track of your scores. Pins are also awarded for ‘Perfect’ scores - six arrows in the yellow zone.
| 122cm target @ | 30 metres | 40 metres | 50 metres |
| 80cm target @ | 30 metres | 40 metres | 50 metres |
| 60cm target @ | 30 metres | ||
| 40cm target @ | 30 metres | ||
| 20cm target @ | 30 metres | ||
| 10cm target @ | 30 metres |
720 Ranking round
A 720 round, sometimes called a ranking round, is shot on a 122cm target face, with 10 zone scoring, and 1 practice end. You'll shoot 72 arrows - or 12 ends of 6 arrows each end. Distances are determined by the age class that you fit in:
| Under 14 | Under 16 | |||||
| Adult Novice | Adult Development | Under 18 | Under 21 | Senior / Open | Masters | |
| Recurve | 35m | 45m | 60m | 70m | 70m | 60m |
| Compound | 35m | 45m | 50m | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Barebow | 20m | 35m | 50m | 50m | 50m | 50m |
Loudon Trophy
This tournament is usually shot on the first Sunday in October. The round is shot as a Club Team event. A team consists of three archers of any class/division but must have at least 1 member who is either a junior, a woman, 65+ masters, barebow or longbow archer.
Teams must be named prior to shooting.
Round: 90 arrows at 37 metres, with 6 arrow ends (15 ends). Five zone scoring. There is one 6 arrow sighting end.
Recurve, Barebow and Longbow archers shoot on a 122cm face and Compound archers shoot on a 60cm face.
Silver Knight & Ruscoe Shield
This two-day tournament is shot over a weekend in May: the Silver Knight tournament is an individual competition held on Saturday, and the Ruscoe Shield is a teams event held on Sunday.
Silver Knight
Men & Men 50+ Masters shoot an American round on a 122cm target face:
30 arrows (5 ends of 6 arrows) @ 55m
30 arrows @ 46m
30 arrows @ 37m.
Women, Women 50+ Masters & Juniors shoot a Junior American round:
30 arrows (5 ends of 6 arrows) @ 46m
30 arrows @ 37m
30 arrows @ 28m.
Five zone scoring. Compound archers mark Xs on their score sheet and score these as 9s – in the
event of a tie, then the winner will be decided as the archer with the highest no. of Xs.
Silver Knight trophies are awarded to recurve and compound division winners.
Ruscoe Shield
This round is shot as a Club Team event. A team consists of three archers of any class/division but must have at least 1 member who is either a junior, a woman, 65+ masters, barebow or longbow archer.
Teams must be named prior to shooting.
The round is a Short Ohio: 16 ends of 6 arrows (96 Arrows) @ 46m.
Recurve & Barebow Archers Shoot on 122 cm face, and compound archers shoot on 60 cm face. Five zone scoring.
WAA Indoor Archery Championships
The WAA Indoor Champs is an indoor archery competition held once per year. Competitors shoot two rounds at a distance of 18m - an 18m FITA round, and a Portsmouth round.
18m FITA
Archers shoot 60 arrows from 18m, at a 40cm three-spot target face (novices, Barebow, and Longbow archers may choose a single-spot face).
18m Portsmouth
Archers shoot 60 arrows from 18m at a 60cm three-spot face (Novices may choose a single-spot face).
Indoor archery can be a great way for newer archers to have a go at competing. While the targets are small, the shorter distance means most lower poundage bows will be suitable.
10 Zone Scoring
5 Zone Scoring
